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Cake day: July 3rd, 2023

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  • Enjoyed learning about MBS through the Embedded videos this week so it was disappointing that what we got was pretty much the lowest skilled title fight the UFC has ever put on. MBS really wasn’t there after round one and didn’t seem to have prepared for a five round fight. There were times where she waded forward with arms outstretched hoping Pennington would allow her to apply a ninja choke - she held on to chokes that weren’t there all night long and Pennington seemingly won by outlasting MBS. It was a good veteran performance but I’m not thrilled about seeing what this division has to offer.





  • “A lot of hype around him, undefeated, I think this is just the perfect bounce-back fight for me, as well. A lot of people are saying he’s dangerous, which look, he is dangerous. He’s a powerful dude. He’s undefeated. That’s a story in itself. You’ve got the story of what happened in my last fight. People are like, ‘Oh, is he coming back too soon?’ All this is a part of the story. When I look at it, I’m like, ‘Mate, I’ve been in camp for that long. I’m hearing people saying, Oh, he’s back too soon.’ I just can’t see it.

    “I’ve been busting my ass for that long. I’m like, ‘What do you mean?’ Like, I’ve had that much time. This has been a very long camp for me. Obviously I followed all the protocols after it from concussion and that like, I’m lucky enough to have a great team around me. But we followed that to a T, and that’s why the fight was pushed back a month because we just thought January was rushing. We wanted that extra month where I could ease into it and then start camp. That’s what we did.”

    I like what we’re hearing from Volk here. If he loses I don’t think it’s because he rushed back - he’s facing a talented younger fighter and Volk at an age where we would expect to see some decline. I could see Volk getting caught but I could just as easily see him putting on a masterclass and schooling Topuria. That’s what makes this fight so hotly anticipated. War-Volk.